Arlen Specter

Source: cancer.about.com --- 51 days ago
Sen. Arlen Specter, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2005 and underwent a complete remission, has been once again diagnosed with the cancer. The recurrence of the lymphoma was... ...

Source: chicagosports.chicagotribune.com --- 34 days ago
Sen. Arlen Specter said he won't call for congressional hearings on the NFL's investigation of the Spygate scandal after all. ...

Source: www.slate.com --- 13 days ago
This week's passage and enactment of the FISA amendments ( H.R. 6304 ) was not without controversy (obviously), but I was particularly struck by an aspect of the story that's received remarkably little attention:  Sen. Arlen Specter sponsored an amendment ( S.Amdt.5059 ) to the particularly controversial grant of immunity to telecoms that had worked with NSA; under his amendment, such immunity would have been contingent upon a court's determination that the telecom's activities were "provided in connection with an intelligence activity that violated the Constitution of the United States." What a spectacle: a United States Senator -- a former prosecutor and the senior Republican on the S e nate Judiciary Committee, no less! -- effectively declared himself to be incapable of determining what the Constitution does and does not proscribe.  (Of course, Senator Specter was not alone:  37 senators voted for his ill-conceived amendment .) Specter's attempt to pass the buck on this constitutional question should disturb both proponents and critics of the NSA surveillance activities at issue.  That said, and as I've noted previously , Senator Specter's approach to the issue of the constitutionality of NSA surveillance activities is but one example of his tendency to (1) punt controversial issues to the courts, yet (2) loudly chastise the courts for "denigrat[ing] ... congressional authority" when the politics winds suit the change in appro ...

Source: www.startribune.com --- 36 days ago
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Source: src.senate.gov --- 40 days ago
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Source: sports.aol.com --- 33 days ago
Filed under: Patriots , AFC East , NFL Fans Arlen Specter is vigilant, I'll give him that. He may not be particularly well spoken -- just a few days ago the Pennsylvania senator told the Philadelphia Daily News ' editorial board that "I've gone as far as I can" with Spygate , and suggested that he'd drop the matter some four months after the rest of us. Yeah, forget that. As it turns out, his comments to the Daily News people " didn't really come out with the proper flavor ." Translation: I'm nailing Bill Belichick 's ass to the wall, no matter what it takes. Constituents be damned! "My view on the overall situation is that we may well see the other shoe drop somewhere," Specter said. "We went about as far as we could go, given the public attitude today about the economy and gas prices and Iraq. We're always very careful about initiating a Congressional investigation. "But that isn't to say, by any means, it's over." Fantastic. My advice: Specter should hire Kenneth Starr to head up the investigation, and that way, in addition to occasionally unearthing a Spygate-related nugget, we'll get the gratuitous erotic tidbit tangentially having to do with football. Good times. Despite a lack of support from, well, everyone, Specter trudges on. He admits to being "a little surprised more people weren't concerned" about Spygate, but because NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is trying to "minimize the impact" of the cheating allegations, the g ...

Source: blog.pennlive.com --- 30 days ago
It wasn't exactly advertised as a double-header, but those attending Saturday night's Phillies loss to the Los Angeles Angels at Citizens Bank Park also had the opportunity to cheer on U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter. U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa. The... ...

Source: blog.pennlive.com --- 36 days ago
We can't exactly picture Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., as a pot head. But he tells Dan Gross of the Philadelphia Daily News that he would certainly light up...under his doctor's orders, that is. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., says he would... ...

Source: sports.aol.com --- 36 days ago
Filed under: Patriots , AFC East , NFL Fans Sad news for conspiracy theorist and people who have trouble letting things go: Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter has apparently given up his fight to drag out the Spygate drama for the rest of the summer and potentially into the 2008 season. Too bad too, because he was so close to nailing Bill Belichick 's ass to the wall. Or something. Specter told the Philadelphia Daily News ' editorial board that "I've gone as far as I can," something he could've declared two or three months ago, I'd think. Specter, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has criticized [NFL Commissioner Roger] Goodell's investigation and said he would like the league to conduct a more independent investigaton, much like Major League Baseball did with alleged steroid use by some players. Specter said he didn't call the matter before the Judiciary Committee because it already has "too much to do." And he said he's "not interested" in recent allegations made by former NBA referee Tim Donaghy that the league asked some refs to manipulate games to boost ratings or ticket sales. Yes, because the Judiciary Committee didn't have a lot to do before this week. In any event, Specter will instead focus on an issue that might actually interest his constituents: public financing of stadiums . "Specter said taxpayers should not have to foot any of the bill for stadium construction for NFL owners, who enjoy an a ...

Source: www.sportingnews.com --- 36 days ago
Sen. Arlen Specter says he won't ask Congress to pursue the New England Patriots Spygate scandal any... ...

Source: www.rollcall.com --- 9 days ago
Sen. Elizabeth Dole prepares for Sen. Arlen Specter's new signature greeting, the elbow tap, at a Senate GOP forum on judicial nominees Monday. ...

Source: www.rollcall.com --- 7 days ago
Senate Judiciary ranking member Arlen Specter (left) and Chairman Patrick Leahy chat before opening their hearing Wednesday on the Bush administration's detainee policy. ...

Source: www.mygtv.net --- 35 days ago
The last living American veteran of World War I is to be honored in the U.S. Senate Wednesday, with tributes from current and former lawmakers and the presentation of a flag that flew over the Capitol on Flag Day. Frank Woodruff Buckles, 107 years old, is the last survivor of the more than 2 million U.S. [...] ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 23 days ago
The New York Giants will charge fans between $1,000 and $20,000 for the right to buy season tickets in the new stadium they are building with the New York Jets. ...

Source: www.sportspyder.com --- 36 days ago
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Source: brendancalling.com --- 36 days ago
Arlen Specter emailed me this afternoon. All emphases are mine. Dear Mr. Skwire: Thank you for contacting my office to express your concerns regarding the United States’ treatment of detained enemy combatants and suspected terrorists. I appreciate your interest in this matter and your willingness to share your views with me. I have consistently supported efforts to prohibit [...] ...

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 9 days ago
Sen. Arlen Specter completes his last scheduled round of chemotherapy on Monday and says he planned to celebrate with a martini and dinner with friends. ...

Source: topics.cnn.com --- 7 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Arlen Specter said he won't call for congressional hearings on the NFL's investigation of the Spygate scandal after previously threatening to do so. ...